Score-keeping apparatus



E. STEIGERWALD.

SCORE KEEPING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 2,1920.

Patented July 20, 1920.

2 SHEEYS-SHEET fnveni'ar' 7 Edward Ste LlgG/"il/dld,

l l/fitrless es E. STEIGERWALD.

SCORE KEEPING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB-2,1920.

Patented July 20, 1920.

2 SHEEIS-SHEET 2.

@% C) I Eduard Gtegerwald,

EDWARD s'rnrennwnnn, F ."PHIL'AIDELBHIA,PENNSYLVANIA.

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Specification of Letters Yatent.

atente July 20,1920.

Application nedzrebruar 2, 1920." seriarno. 355,717;

To all whomz't may concern L" Be it known that: I, EnwARnS'rniennwALD, a -citizen of theQUniteduStatesresiding at.

Philadelphia, in-the county of. Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new. and; useful lmprovement's. in

Score-Keeping Apparatus, .of which the following-is afspecification.

One object of my present, inventionis to 0 provide an improved means for use in connection with score keeping apparatus, suchfor example as that disclosed in: my United.

StatesPatent No.j1,327,177 of January 6, 1920, which will show at a glancegwliether the score indicated by sa-id apparatus is plus orwminus.

Another: object is. to make myinventionof a simple? and durable. construction. and so that it will not; readily getout .of'order;

ends which: will be described hereinafter, .I

in which.= I r Figure 1: is La fragmentary'top. plan view showing a portion vof score keeping apparapresent invention in lieu of. the plusand minus indicating "device ofithe apparatus of said patent, I

Figs. 2" and 3 are fragmentary inverted invention,

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary section'taken on the line 4t4 of Fig.2,

Fig. 5 isa fragmentary section ofsimilar 0 character to Fig 4 showing another position of the parts,

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary perspective view showing certain of'the elements of my invention,

Fig. 7 is a'view of one face of a slidable plate which forms a part of my invention,

Fig.8 is a view of the opposite. face of said plate, and

Fig. 9 is a: section taken on the line 9-9 of Fig. 7.

base plate having rotatably mounted thereon at its under side a dial 11, such for example as the dial 28 in my above mentioned patent; said dial being capable of being" rotated under certain conditions by means of a knob These objects, and other, advantageous attain in. the following manner, reference being had; to. the accompanying drawings tus such for-example as the apparatus: ofmy above mentioned patentand including. my:

plan: views of the structure shown in 1 Fig; .1: and illustrating two positionszofi the .plus and minus indicating means of. my present Referring to the drawings, 10 represents a 12 to which is connected'an indicating finger 13 adapted to traverse graduations 14: on the upper faceof the dial. Thedial 11 is capable ofbeing locked to the knob 12 by lever mechanism'15 so that said dialcan be rotated in opposite directions and said dial has graduations 16 on'its upper face; visible through ansaperture 17 in the base plate 10. Apost 18 is adapted'to be engaged by a porti'on.;19 of; the lever-mechanism to effect the disengagement of the. lever mechanismwith the dial. The above specifically men tioned elements do not in themselves constitute part of: mypresent invention and are described in full in my, above mentioned patent: i

In order to positively showthat the score indicated throughthe aperturel7 is either plus or minus, I provide the followingimproved. apparatus. The .p0st'18 has an extension 20'which projects over a recess 21 formedtin the under surfacev of the baseplate 10. and this recess ismade arcuate preferably concentric with'the dial 11" as clearly showniinFigs. 2and 3. The plate 10 has a hole 22 which extends'therethrough and a.

plate a 23 slidablyi fits within the recess '21.

The plate '23 is preferably made of resilient sheet steel and is bowed downwardly so as to frictionally engage between the extension 20 ofth'e post 18andlthe inner surface 24 which forms therecess 21. The upper surface of the late 23'l1'as' plus and minus-symbols 25 and 26 formed thereon so that whenthe plate is slid in oppositedirections within the recess 21, the plus and minus symbols will be alternately visible through the hole- 22. viewed from 'theupper face of'the base plate l0.

Theplate 23 on its lower surfacehas a:

that its plus symbol 25 will be visible through the hole 22. This indicates that the graduation indicated through the aperture 17 represents a plus score. A continued movement of the dial in said direction will cause the projection 28 to slightly flatten the bowed plate 23 and ride under the lug of the plate 23 is comparatively small com pared to the rotatable movement of the dial 1].. Fig. 2 shows the projection 28 in a position about to engage the lug 27 of the plate 23, considering that the dial is being rotated in the direction of the arrow and Fig. 3 shows the projection 28 having slid the plate to the opposite end of the recess and passed thereunder.

It will thus be noted that the symbol. appearing through the hole 22 will remain in the place into which. it is moved until the dial is again moved in an opposite direction to engage and slide the plateto the opposite end of the recess. In this manner it is possible by a glance at the symbol appearing at the hole 22 for a person to determine whether the score indicated through the aperture 17 is plus or minus; thus avoiding discussion during a card game and providing a check on the player.

By making the plate 23 bowed and of resilient metal and housing the major portion of said plate between the post extension 20 and the surface 2% of the recess 21, the plate 2 cannot be accidentally moved due to any vibration which might occur during the progress of the game. Fig. 4 shows the projection 28 in the position indicated in Fig.

i 2, and Fig. 5 shows the projection 28 in the act of riding past the lug 27 in which event the plate 23 is flattened to permit the pro jection 28 to pass thereby.

\Vhile I have described my invention as taking a particular form, it will be understood that the various parts of my invention may be changed without departing from the spirit thereof, and hence I do not limit myself to the precise construction set forth,

, but consider that I am at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention,

what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. Apparatus of the character described includlng a supporting structure providing a slldeway; a resilient slide 111 frlctional engagement with said slideway; and indicating means having a portion for engaging and moving said. slide lengthwise of said recess and capable of compressing and thereby passing said slide, said slide having plus and minus symbols thereon; substantially as described.

2. Apparatus of the character described including a supporting structure providing a slideway; a resilient slide in frictional engagement with said slideway; and indicating means having a portion for engaging and moving said slide lengthwise of said recess and capable of compressing and thereby passing said slide, said slide having plus and minus symbols thereon, said supporting structure having a hole therein through which said symbols are alternately visible when said slide is moved in opposite directions by said portion of the indicating means; substantially as described.

3. Apparatus of the character des-ribed including a base plate having a recess in its under surface; means extending across said recess and together therewith providing a slideway; a bowed resilient plate interposed within said slideway, said plate having a hole leading to said recess, said plate having a lug projecting from its body portion; and an indicating dial having a projection adapted to engage said lug and slide said plate into abutment with opposite ends of the recess, said projection, when the plate abuts an end of the recess, being capable of compressing said plate to pass by the lug, said plate having plus and minus symbols either of which is movable into alinement with said hole according to the direction of the sliding movement of said plate; substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my nameto this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDWARD STEIGEBWALD.

\Vitnesscs CrIAs. E. Po'r'rs, ANNA BENTON. 

